Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun proximity

3 senses of proximity

Sense 1
proximity, propinquity -- (the property of being close together)
       => nearness, closeness -- (the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action")

Sense 2
proximity -- (the region close around a person or thing)
       => vicinity, locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood, neck of the woods -- (a surrounding or nearby region; "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods")

Sense 3
proximity, law of proximity -- (a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit)
       => Gestalt law of organization, Gestalt principle of organization -- (a principle of Gestalt psychology that identifies factors leading to particular forms of perceptual organization)